Bishnupur (District)

Bishnupur District
State	Manipur
Administrative headquarters :	Bishnupur
Area :	496 km²
Residents :	237,399 (2011)
Population density :	479 inhabitants / km²
Website :	bishnupur.nic.in

The Bishnupur district is a district in the Indian state of Manipur . The administrative seat is the eponymous city of Bishnupur .

geography

A house in Lake Loktak in the Moirang sub-division

The Bishnupur district lies in the middle of Manipur. Neighboring districts are Imphal West in the north and east, Thoubal in the east, Churachandpur in the south and west, and Senapati in the northwest. The Bishnupur District is divided into the three sub-divisions Bishnupur, Moirang and Nambol.

The area of the Bishnupur district is 496 square kilometers. The district is located in the Manipur Valley (also Imphal Valley). This is limited by some hills in the north of the district (Ishok 947 m, Maibam Lokpaching 892 m and Laithouching 838 m). A significant part of the district is covered by Lake Loktak .

The Keibul Lamjao National Park is rich in rare flora. Many rare animals (deer, otters and bird species) also live in the reserve.

history

In the Middle Ages the district was part of a Meitei kingdom. In the late 19th century, the British conquered the area and the area became part of Manipur within Bengal. During World War II it was close to the front line between the British and the Japanese. After Indian independence, Manipur joined India in 1949. Until 1983, today's district belonged to the Manipur Central district . Since then it has been an independent district within today's boundaries.

population

According to the 2011 census, the Bishnupur district has 237,399 inhabitants. With 479 inhabitants per square kilometer, the district is densely populated. The district is clearly rural. But the degree of urbanization is growing.

The Bishnupur district is one of the areas of Manipur that are populated by the Meitei people. According to the 2011 census, members of the “tribal population” ( scheduled tribes ) only make up 3,287 people (1.38 percent of the district's population ). By far the largest group are the Kom . Other important groups are the Kabui and Thadou . The Dalit ( scheduled castes ) numbered 22,113 people in 2011 (9.31 percent of the district's population).

Population development

As everywhere in India, the population in the Bishnupur district has been growing rapidly for decades. The increase in the years 2001–2011 was around 14 percent (13.93%). In those ten years the population increased by nearly 30,000 people. The following table shows the exact numbers:

Significant places

The most populous town in the district is Moirang with almost 20,000 residents. Other important places with more than 10,000 inhabitants are and the main town Bishnupur. The urban population makes up 36.86 percent of the total population.

District population by gender

As in many parts of India, the percentage of the female population has decreased at times over the past few decades. Nevertheless, the fluctuations within the sexes are within a small range for Indian standards (proportion of women between 49.51 and 50.48% since independence).

Distribution of the population by gender in the Bishnupur district
	1951 census		1961 census		1971 census		1981 census		1991 census		2001 census		2011 census
	number	proportion of	number	proportion of	number	proportion of	number	proportion of	number	proportion of	number	proportion of	number	proportion of
TOTAL	57,340	100%	79.005	100%	108,785	100%	141,760	100%	180.773	100%	208,368	100%	237.399	100%
Men	28,394	49.52%	39,297	49.74%	54,922	50.49%	71,156	50.19%	91.125	50.41%	104,550	50.18%	118,782	50.03%
Women	28,946	50.48%	39,708	50.26%	53,863	49.51%	70,604	49.81%	89,648	49.59%	103,818	49.82%	118,617	49.97%

District population by language

The majority of the population of Bishnupur District speaks Meitei , a Tibetan-Burmese language recognized as a regional official language ( scheduled language ) . Only around 1 percent do not speak any Tibetan-Burmese language as their mother tongue (Hindi, Bengali, Nepali etc.). These persons are almost entirely immigrants from other regions of the Indian subcontinent.

year	Meitei		Kabui		Com		Hindi		Bengali		Hmar		Kuki		Total
year	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%
2001	197.190	94.64%	2319	1.11%	1169	0.56%	892	0.43%	768	0.37%	565	0.27%	505	0.24%	208,368	100.00%
Source: 2001 census result

Population of the district by confession

The majority of the residents profess Hinduism. Significant religious minorities are the followers of traditional religions with around 16 percent and the Muslims with around 8 percent of the population. The approximately 4,300 Christians form a small minority. The following table shows the exact religious composition of the population:

year	Buddhists		Christians		Hindus		Jainas		Muslims		Sikhs		Other		not specified		Total
year	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%
2011	76	0.03%	4264	1.80%	175.102	73.76%	16	0.01%	18,691	7.87%	56	0.02%	38,457	16.20%	737	0.31%	237.399	100.00%
Source: 2011 census result

Distribution urban and rural population

Bishnupur is one of the more rural districts within the state. The distribution:

Urban and rural population in the Bishnupur district
	1971 census		1981 census		1991 census		2001 census		2011 census
	number	proportion of	number	proportion of	number	proportion of	number	proportion of	number	proportion of
TOTAL	108.306	100%	141,150	100%	180.773	100%	208,368	100%	237.399	100%
CITY	15,108	13.95%	46,886	33.22%	63.170	34.94%	74,741	35.87%	87.505	36.88%
COUNTRY	93,198	86.05%	94.264	66.78%	117,603	65.06%	133,627	64.13%	149,894	63.14%
Sources: Government of Manipur, Population of Manipur 2006 and result of the 2011 census

education

Despite significant efforts, the goal of full literacy has not yet been achieved. There are also huge differences. While almost 9 out of 10 men can read and write in urban areas, this is only the case with around 5 out of 8 people in rural areas. The following table shows the development:

Literacy in Bishnupur District
unit	1991 census		2001 census		2011 census
unit	number	proportion of	number	proportion of	number	proportion of
TOTAL	82.063	54.94%	119,823	67.63%	156.333	75.85%
Men	51,525	68.59%	70.507	79.61%	87,313	85.11%
Women	30,538	41.13%	49,316	55.66%	69,020	66.68%
TOTAL CITY	32,536	62.08%	47,535	74.31%	60,775	79.64%
City men	19,846	75.92%	27.308	85.25%	33,282	88.03%
City women	12,690	48.31%	20,227	63.33%	27,493	71.40%
TOTAL COUNTRY	49,527	51.08%	72,288	63.86%	95,558	73.63%
Country men	31,679	64.68%	43,199	76.40%	54,031	83.40%
Country women	17,848	37.19%	29,089	51.33%	41,527	63.89%
Source: Government of Manipur, Population of Manipur 2006 and result of the 2011 census

administration

The district is divided into three sub-divisions. The population of these three sub-divisions in 2011 was:

Population in the sub-divisions
	Bishnupur		Moirang		Nambol
	number	proportion of	number	proportion of	number	proportion of
TOTAL	62,778	100%	112,739	100%	61,882	100%
CITY	25,245	40.21%	38,018	33.72%	24,242	39.17%
COUNTRY	37,533	59.79%	74,721	66.28%	37,640	60.83%

Individual evidence

Web links

Commons : Bishnupur District - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

24.63 93.76Coordinates: 24 ° 37 ′ 48 ″ N , 93 ° 45 ′ 36 ″ E

[1] Bishnupur District: Census 2011 data

[2] A - 2 DECADAL VARIATION IN POPULATION SINCE 1901

[3] Result of the 2011 census on city population